Roland wanted to spend Christmas
1983 away from London, so Kevin booked a
luxurious chalet "Liebestraum" in Switzerland.
Errol drove the Ratmobile for two days across
Europe to meet up with them.
Booked through D'Arcey
De Farcey, the chalet cost £5.30 for three
weeks - but this included Lulu, the St
Bernard dog.
Whilst trying to go
skiing, Roland and Kevin got stuck in a
cable car. It was all too much for Kevin,
who fainted. The day after, Kevin and Errol
both had the same idea - to surprise Roland
by buying him a Christmas tree! Roland also
thought of it, so they ended up with three
trees in the chalet. Roland wasn't happy
when Errol decorated his tree with a lot of
leeks! Kev and Errol were thrilled with
their presents on Christmas Day though -
signed photographs of an international
Superstar.
Other highlights of the
trip included Kevin standing in some dung,
plus a full remake of the Sound Of Music
called "The Sound Of Gerbils". Roland played
Captain Von Strudel, Kevin was Marina,
whilst Errol was Mother Soupstreamer!
Roland then ended up in
hospital after a stint on the slopes, which
turned out to be a case of mistaken
identity. He then found out that he wasn't
insured!
Roland, who had a bit of
trouble with the German language wanted to
go home, so Errol dropped them off at the
train station. Unfortunately, they missed
their train and Errol had already driven
off!
@rolandrat 
